Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or N'hants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). It has borders with Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Cambridgeshire (including Peterborough), Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire (including Milton Keynes (borough)). Oxfordshire and England's shortest county boundary (19 metres), with Lincolnshire. The county town is Northampton.

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County - England - 2001 - Census - Warwickshire - Leicestershire - Rutland - Cambridgeshire - Peterborough - Bedfordshire - Buckinghamshire - Milton Keynes (borough) - Oxfordshire - Lincolnshire - Northampton

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The Soke of Peterborough was historically associated with Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire has often been called the county of "squires and spires" due to its wide variety of historic buildings and country houses.

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Soke of Peterborough - Squire - Spire

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